# 소

| 소 | U+C18C, &#49548; HANGUL SYLLABLE SO |
| Composition: | ㅅ + ㅗ |
| ← 솋 [U+C18B] | Hangul Syllables | 속 → [U+C18D] |
소속솎솏손솑솒 솓솔솕솖솗솘솙 솚솛솜솝솞솟솠 송솢솣솤솥솦솧 :
| 셰 ← | → 솨 |

## Korean
### Etymology 1

First attested in the Hunminjeong'eum haerye (訓民正音解例 / 훈민정음해례), 1446, as Middle Korean 쇼〮 (Yale: sywó). Possibly related to Goguryeo *首 (*siu), appearing in place name glosses of the Samguk Sagi as an equivalent to Chinese 牛 (“bovine”).

#### Pronunciation

* (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA: [sʰo̞]
* Phonetic hangul: [소]

#### Noun

소 • (so)
* cow; bull; ox; cattle

##### Derived terms

* 마소 (maso)
* 소고기 (sogogi)
* 송아지 (song'aji)
* 수소 (suso)
* 암소 (amso)
* 젖소 (jeotso)
* 코뿔소 (koppulso)
* 황소 (hwangso)

##### Related terms

* 쇠 (soe-)

### Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 小 (“small”).

#### Pronunciation

* (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA: [sʰo̞(ː)]
* Phonetic hangul: [소(ː)]
** Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

#### Noun

소 • (so) (hanja 小)
* small (in terms of size or scale)
    Coordinate terms: 중(中) (jung, “medium; middle”), 대(大) (dae, “large”)

##### Derived terms

* See the hanja entry at 小 for Sino-Korean compounds of 소 (小, so).

### Etymology 3

First attested in the Beonyeok nogeoldae (飜譯老乞大 / 번역노걸대), 1517, as Middle Korean 솧 (Yale: swoh).

#### Pronunciation

* (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA: [sʰo̞]
* Phonetic hangul: [소]

#### Noun

소 • (so)
* stuffing, filling (in rice cakes, dumplings, etc.)

##### Derived terms

* 만두소 (manduso)
* 연밥소 (yeonbapso, “lotus seed paste”)
* 팥소 (patso, “red bean paste”)

### Etymology 4

Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

#### Syllable

소 • (so)
* 少: (to be) little; (to be) few
    (eumhun reading: 적을 소 (jeogeul so)) (MC reading: 少 (MC syewX|syewH))
* 所: place
    (eumhun reading: 바 소 (ba so)) (MC reading: 所 (MC srjoX))
* 消: disappear; extinguish
    (eumhun reading: 사라질 소 (sarajil so)) (MC reading: 消 (MC sjew))
* 素: plain; white
    (eumhun reading: 흴 소 (huil so)) (MC reading: 素 (MC suH))
* 笑: laugh
    (eumhun reading: 웃을 소 (useul so)) (MC reading: 笑 (MC sjewH))
* 召:
    (MC reading: 召 (MC drjewH|dzyewH))
* 昭:
    (MC reading: 昭 (MC tsyew))
* 蘇:
    (MC reading: 蘇 (MC su))
* 騷:
    (MC reading: 騷 (MC saw))
* 燒: burn; fire
    (eumhun reading: 불사를 소 (bulsareul so)) (MC reading: 燒 (MC syew|syewH))
* 訴:
    (MC reading: 訴 (MC suH))
* 掃: sweep
    (eumhun reading: 쓸 소 (sseul so)) (MC reading: 掃 (MC sawX|sawH))
* 疏:
    (MC reading: 疏 (MC srjo|srjoH))
* 蔬:
    (MC reading: 蔬 (MC srjo))
* 沼: swamp; pond
    (eumhun reading: 못 소 (mot so)) (MC reading: 沼 (MC tsyewX))
* 炤:
    (MC reading: 炤 (MC tsyewH))
* 紹:
    (MC reading: 紹 (MC dzyewX))
* 邵:
    (MC reading: 邵 (MC dzyewH))
* 韶:
    (MC reading: 韶 (MC dzyew))
* 巢:
    (MC reading: 巢 (MC dzraew|dzraewH))
* 遡:
    (MC reading: 遡 (MC suH))
* 柖:
    (MC reading: 柖 (MC dzyew))
* 玿:
    (MC reading: 玿 (MC dzyew))
* 嘯:
    (MC reading: 嘯 (MC sewH))
* 塑:
    (MC reading: 塑 (MC suH))
* 宵: night
    (eumhun reading: 밤 소 (bam so)) (MC reading: 宵 (MC sjew))
* 搔:
    (MC reading: 搔 (MC saw))
* 梳:
    (MC reading: 梳 (MC srjo))
* 瀟:
    (MC reading: 瀟)
* 瘙:
    (MC reading: 瘙 (MC sawH))
* 篠:
    (MC reading: 篠 (MC sewX))
* 簫:
    (MC reading: 簫 (MC sew))
* 蕭:
    (MC reading: 蕭 (MC sew))
* 逍: wander
    (eumhun reading: 거닐 소 (geonil so)) (MC reading: 逍 (MC sjew))
* 銷:
    (MC reading: 銷 (MC sjew))
* 愫:
    (MC reading: 愫)
* 穌:
    (MC reading: 穌 (MC su))
* 卲:
    (MC reading: 卲 (MC dzyewH))
* 霄:
    (MC reading: 霄 (MC sjew))
* 劭:
    (MC reading: 劭 (MC dzyewH))
* 䘘:
    (MC reading: 䘘)
* 璅:
    (MC reading: 璅 (MC tsawX))
* 傃:
    (MC reading: 傃 (MC suH))
* 䴛:
    (MC reading: 䴛 (MC sjew))
* 佋:
    (MC reading: 佋 (MC dzyew|dzyewX))
* 嗉:
    (MC reading: 嗉 (MC suH))
* 埽:
    (MC reading: 埽 (MC sawX|sawH))
* 塐:
    (MC reading: 塐 (MC suH))
* 愬:
    (MC reading: 愬 (MC suH|sreak))
* 捎:
    (MC reading: 捎 (MC sjew|sraew))
* 樔:
    (MC reading: 樔 (MC dzraew))
* 泝:
    (MC reading: 泝 (MC suH))
* 筱:
    (MC reading: 筱 (MC sewX))
* 箾:
    (MC reading: 箾 (MC sew|sraewk))
* 繅:
    (MC reading: 繅 (MC tsawX))
* 翛:
    (MC reading: 翛 (MC sew|syuwk))
* 膆:
    (MC reading: 膆 (MC suH))
* 艘:
    (MC reading: 艘 (MC sew))
* 蛸:
    (MC reading: 蛸 (MC sjew|sraew))
* 酥:
    (MC reading: 酥 (MC su))
* 魈:
    (MC reading: 魈 (MC sjew))
* 鮹:
    (MC reading: 鮹 (MC sjew|sraew))
* 疎: Alternative form of 疏
    (MC reading: 疎)
* 甦: Alternative form of 穌
    (MC reading: 甦 (MC su))
* 䨭: Alternative form of 霄
    (MC reading: 䨭)
* 遡: Alternative form of 溯
    (MC reading: 遡 (MC suH))
* 咲: Alternative form of 笑
    (MC reading: 咲)